re: How many people are doing elf on a shelf for their child/children??(Posted by Sinister1 on 12/6/12 at 8:32 am to CENLALSUFAN)

We are doing it for my 2 year old. It's not about getting her to be good for us. She gets so excited when she sees the elf in a different spot. So for us it's about the excitement of Christmas approaching.

My kid likes the idea and it only takes a small amount of effort. Of course, if you don't want to make any effort for your child to enjoy something then you could just get on a message board and make disparaging comments about what others think is a fun concept.

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re: How many people are doing elf on a shelf for their child/children??(Posted by LCA131 on 12/6/12 at 8:54 am to yellowfin)

quote:yellowfin

Ask Mrs. fin if we are exchanging Christmas cards this year. You guys are 'pretty high' on the list of folks we send to if we over order our letter thingy. I don't want to get snubbed again this year. The lack of reciprocity last year pissed Mrs LCA off...

re: How many people are doing elf on a shelf for their child/children??(Posted by yellowfin on 12/6/12 at 8:54 am to LCA131)

quote:Ask Mrs. fin if we are exchanging Christmas cards this year. You guys are 'pretty high' on the list of folks we send to if we over order our letter thingy. I don't want to get snubbed again this year. The lack of reciprocity last year pissed Mrs LCA off...

re: How many people are doing elf on a shelf for their child/children??(Posted by LSUfan4444 on 12/6/12 at 9:06 am to brass2mouth)

quote:, I dont understand the concept of making a huge mess/ordeal with an elf just so you can clean it up the next day. Its for those bitches that dont have anything better to do with their lives.

There is no huge mess required. That something that parents are doing to try and have fun. The basic premise is simple.

Each night when everyone goes to bed th elf flies back to the north pole and tells Santa if you were good or bad, then he flies back and finds a new hiding spot. Short of moving the elf once a day, you don't have to do anything.

re: How many people are doing elf on a shelf for their child/children??(Posted by loopback on 12/6/12 at 9:36 am to drunkenpunkin)

quote:The tree and gifts have been around for hundreds of years. The book was written in 2005. I want my kids to appreciate the reason we celebrate Christmas and yes the magic, too. But, I don't need an elf to create that magic. And I think the book/elf is more around $30. That's not about magic. That's greed. So, no thank you

You've got some issues dude, and you're letting them close your mind to some fun ideas around Christmas that your kids might enjoy. I'm not using an elf to create Christmas magic. And by the way "Magic" is also created from the tree and gifts, carols, lights, etc. Are you "using" them to create magic too? GTFO.

ETA: and I assure you, my kids fully understand the religious aspects of Christmas and that they come first and foremost. That doesn't mean they can't enjoy the other aspects as well.

re: How many people are doing elf on a shelf for their child/children??(Posted by drunkenpunkin on 12/6/12 at 11:14 am to LSUfan4444)

I was responding to the guy who said that not having an elf is short changing your kids on Christmas magic. Sorry, I just don't like the creepy little fricker or anything that it represents. And the more I hear people who drank the elf aid talk about how awesome it is and how Christmas is less without an elf, the more I hate it. JMO.